Thursday, December 26, 2013

Christmas Morning Meusli

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas surrounded by the people and pets you love! We sure did here at the Squash House! We have two traditions. The first is that Mr. Squash stays up until midnight when Sasha and Gracie May have their once a year talk with him. They present a list of non-negotiable demands which he promises to uphold!

Our other Christmas tradition is to have baked oatmeal for breakfast. This year I decided to change up the recipe I got from Cooking Light magazine, Oct 2003 issue. I've had a bag of Bob's Red Mill Old Country Style Meusli that we've been working on and it occurred to me that I could use it in the recipe with some modifications!

In another bowl mix together 1 1/2 cups fat-free milk, 1/2 cup applesauce (I always keep the little 4 ounce cups of applesauce that come in a 6-pack around), 1 egg lightly beaten, and 2 tablespoons butter, melted. I mix the first three ingredients together first as the butter is usually pretty warm from the microwave. Mix in the butter slowly to temper the egg, otherwise you'll wind up with scrambled eggs.

Combine both bowls of ingredients.

Pour into an 8" square baking dish that has been coated with cooking spray and bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes. Since we're at a little over 1,000 feet altitude it took the full 30 minutes to bake.

It's done when the edges are golden brown and it's completely set. Scoop into bowls and enjoy just as it is or top with fruit and a little milk!

For Christmas dinner we had a wonderful prime rib roast. In order to bring it to room temperature before cooking, I had to devise a way to keep the curious kitties away from it. My cake plate worked really well! There isn't anything they won't go after, especially Sasha! Usually when I take something out of the oven to cool it has to go directly into the bathroom on a rack with the door shut!

Speaking of the cats - I was having a terrible time crocheting around these two (just use your imagination as to how) until their Auntie Stephanie came up with a wonderful idea! She suggested making a ball of yarn they can call their own! What a brilliant idea! As you can see above, it seemed to entertain them greatly!

Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas ! Great idea giving the " KIDS " their own yarn to play with ;-) I bought the Cats Meow for our cat and my daughters cat and they LOVE IT ! Thanks for the tip:-D

Your Christmas morning muesli sounds delish. Thanks for sharing the recipe and pics. Sasha and Gracie May really shouldn't demand too much. It looks like they are already spoiled with more than they need. (Which is how it should be)Great idea from Stephanie about giving the girls their own yarn. Can't wait to see your progress on the granny stripe aphgan.